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- catalog abstract ""This volume, the first full-length study of urban refugees in hiding, tells the story of Burundi refugee youth who escaped from remote camps in central Tanzania to work in one of Africa's fastest-growing cities, Dar es Salaam. This steamy, rundown capital would seem uninviting to many, particularly for second generation survivors of genocide whose lives are ridden with fear. But these young men nonetheless join migrants in "Bongoland" (meaning "Brainland") where, as the nickname suggests, only the shrewdest and most cunning can survive." "Mixing lyrics from church hymns and street vernacular, descriptions of city living in cartoons and popular novels and original photographs, this book creates an ethnographic portrait of urban refugee life, where survival strategies spring from street smarts and pastors' warnings of urban sin, and mastery of popular youth culture is highly valued. Pentecostalism and a secret rift within the seemingly impenetrable Hutu ethnic group are part of the rich texture of this contemporary African story. Written in accessible prose, this book offers an intimate picture of how Africa is changing and how refugee youth are helping to drive that change."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12317187.
- catalog coverage "Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Economic conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Ethnic relations.".
- catalog coverage "Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Social conditions.".
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""This volume, the first full-length study of urban refugees in hiding, tells the story of Burundi refugee youth who escaped from remote camps in central Tanzania to work in one of Africa's fastest-growing cities, Dar es Salaam. This steamy, rundown capital would seem uninviting to many, particularly for second generation survivors of genocide whose lives are ridden with fear. But these young men nonetheless join migrants in "Bongoland" (meaning "Brainland") where, as the nickname suggests, only the shrewdest and most cunning can survive." "Mixing lyrics from church hymns and street vernacular, descriptions of city living in cartoons and popular novels and original photographs, this book creates an ethnographic portrait of urban refugee life, where survival strategies spring from street smarts and pastors' warnings of urban sin, and mastery of popular youth culture is highly valued. Pentecostalism and a secret rift within the seemingly impenetrable Hutu ethnic group are part of the rich texture of this contemporary African story. Written in accessible prose, this book offers an intimate picture of how Africa is changing and how refugee youth are helping to drive that change."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-216) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction : through an urban borehole -- Empowered victims -- Bongoland adventures -- Suspicious lives -- Undercover urbanities -- Satan's city -- Conclusion : a second refugee generation.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 219 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Fear in Bongoland.".
- catalog identifier "1571812636 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Fear in Bongoland.".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in forced migration ; v. 8".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Berghahn Books,".
- catalog relation "Fear in Bongoland.".
- catalog spatial "Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Economic conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Ethnic relations.".
- catalog spatial "Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Tanzania Dar es Salaam".
- catalog spatial "Tanzania Dar es Salaam.".
- catalog subject "306/.09678/232 21".
- catalog subject "DT443.3.H88 S66 2001".
- catalog subject "Hutu (African people) Relocation Tanzania Dar es Salaam.".
- catalog subject "Hutu (African people) Urban residence Tanzania Dar es Salaam.".
- catalog subject "Refugees, Hutu Tanzania Dar es Salaam Social conditions.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : through an urban borehole -- Empowered victims -- Bongoland adventures -- Suspicious lives -- Undercover urbanities -- Satan's city -- Conclusion : a second refugee generation.".
- catalog title "Fear in Bongoland : Burundi refugees in urban Tanzania / Marc Sommers.".
- catalog type "text".